CN113578802B

CN113578802B - Wiping apparatus and wiping method

Info

Publication number: CN113578802B
Application number: CN202110813977.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 徐继盼; 王辉; 杨波; 汤爱军; 高建文; 李婷婷
Original assignee: Fulian Yuzhan Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd
Current assignee: Fulian Yuzhan Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-07-19
Filing date: 2021-07-19
Publication date: 2022-11-22
Anticipated expiration: 2041-07-19
Also published as: CN113578802A

Abstract

The application provides a wiping device, which comprises a rack, a cloth supply mechanism, a cloth collecting mechanism, a driving mechanism, a connecting mechanism and a wiping mechanism. Supply cloth mechanism to locate the frame in order providing to clean cloth, receive cloth mechanism and locate the frame and clean cloth with the rolling, actuating mechanism locates the frame and cleans cloth along first direction removal with the drive, and coupling mechanism connects and receives cloth mechanism and actuating mechanism, cleans the mechanism and includes the head of cleaning and cleans the driving piece, cleans the driving piece and locates the frame, cleans the head and cleans the driving piece and is connected. The application further provides a wiping method, which comprises the steps of simultaneously driving the wiping cloth to move along the first direction and driving the cloth collecting mechanism to roll the wiping cloth by using the driving mechanism, so that the unused wiping cloth is located at the wiping station, enabling the wiping driving piece to drive the wiping head to slide to penetrate through the rack to press the unused wiping cloth to a workpiece, and enabling the wiping driving piece to drive the wiping head to move according to a preset path to wipe the workpiece. The application is simple and convenient to operate, and the wiping efficiency and the wiping effect are improved.

Description

Wiping apparatus and wiping method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of cleaning, in particular to wiping equipment and a wiping method.

Background

The surface of the workpiece needs to be considered whether the workpiece is neat or not in some scenes, for example, the neatness of a lens of a camera can bring about a high-quality camera effect.

In the prior art, a workpiece is cleaned by manually wiping the workpiece, so that the surface of the workpiece is clean. However, in the process of implementing the present application, the inventors found that at least the following problems exist in the prior art: the work efficiency is low when the workpiece is manually wiped, and the wiping effect is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a wiping apparatus and a wiping method to solve the problems of low working efficiency and poor wiping effect of the conventional wiping apparatus.

The embodiment of the application provides a wiping device, is used for wiping work piece, includes:

a frame;

the cloth supply mechanism is arranged on the machine frame and positioned above one side of the wiping station and used for supplying wiping cloth;

the cloth collecting mechanism is arranged on the rack, is positioned below the wiping station and is used for collecting the wiping cloth;

the driving mechanism is arranged on the rack, is arranged opposite to the cloth feeding mechanism, is positioned on the other side of the wiping station, and is used for driving the wiping cloth to move along a first direction above the wiping station;

the connecting mechanism is used for connecting the cloth collecting mechanism and the driving mechanism, wherein the driving mechanism drives the cloth collecting mechanism to roll the wiping cloth through the connecting mechanism; and

the wiping mechanism comprises a wiping head and a wiping driving piece, the wiping driving piece is arranged on the rack and located between the cloth supplying mechanism and the cloth collecting mechanism, the wiping head is located above a wiping station and connected with the wiping driving piece, the wiping driving piece drives the wiping head to slide and penetrate through the rack and be used for abutting against the wiping cloth to the workpiece and driving the wiping head to move according to a preset path to wipe the workpiece.

In some embodiments, the drive mechanism comprises:

the substrate is arranged on the rack;

the driving wheel is rotatably arranged on the base plate and is used for driving the wiping cloth to move along the first direction; and

the driving piece is arranged on the substrate, the driving piece and the driving wheel are located on two sides of the substrate, and the driving piece is used for driving the driving wheel to rotate so as to drive the wiping cloth to move along the first direction.

In some embodiments, the drive mechanism further comprises:

the roller is arranged on the substrate, is adjacent to the driving wheel and is used for pressing the wiping cloth to the driving wheel so as to increase the friction force between the driving wheel and the wiping cloth.

In some embodiments, the outer surface of the drive wheel is provided with an encapsulated structure or a knurled structure, and the encapsulated structure or the knurled structure is used for increasing the friction force between the wiping cloth and the drive wheel.

In some embodiments, the drive mechanism further comprises:

the rotating bracket is rotatably arranged on the base plate and used for mounting the roller; and

a first adjustment assembly comprising:

the fixed block is arranged on the substrate; and

the first adjusting piece is arranged on the fixed block and is in threaded connection with the fixed block, and the first adjusting piece abuts against the rotating support to adjust the pressure of the roller abutting against the wiping cloth to the driving wheel.

In some embodiments, the drive mechanism further comprises:

the rotating wheel is coaxially arranged with the driving wheel; and

a first belt for connecting the rotating wheel and the driving member,

the driving member drives the rotating wheel to rotate forward through the first belt, so that the driving wheel is driven to rotate forward, and the wiping cloth is driven to move along the first direction, or the driving member drives the rotating wheel to rotate backward through the first belt, so that the driving wheel is driven to rotate backward, and the wiping cloth is driven to move along the reverse direction of the first direction.

In some embodiments, the drive mechanism further comprises a drive wheel shaft for mounting the drive wheel;

the cloth collecting mechanism comprises a cloth collecting shaft for collecting the wiping cloth;

the connecting mechanism includes:

the first belt pulley is arranged on the driving wheel shaft;

the second belt wheel is arranged on one side of the cloth collecting shaft; and

and the second belt is connected with the first belt wheel and the second belt wheel, so that the driving wheel can simultaneously drive the wiping cloth to move along the first direction and drive the cloth collecting shaft to roll the wiping cloth.

In some embodiments, a friction force between the drive pulley and the wipes is greater than a friction force between the second belt and the second pulley.

In some embodiments, the cloth collecting mechanism further comprises:

a second adjustment assembly comprising:

the first pressing piece is coaxial with the cloth collecting shaft, is positioned on one side of the second belt wheel and is used for pressing the second belt wheel;

the first elastic piece is used for pressing the first pressing piece; and

and the second adjusting piece is used for abutting against the second elastic piece and adjusting the deformation of the first elastic piece so as to adjust the pressure of the first abutting piece abutting against the second belt wheel.

In some embodiments, the cloth take-up shaft further comprises:

the accommodating groove extends along the axial direction of the cloth collecting shaft; and

a securing assembly comprising:

the fixing piece is arranged in the accommodating groove and comprises a first inclined surface, the fixing piece can move along the radial direction of the cloth collecting shaft to fix the wiping cloth, and a space is formed between the fixing piece and the accommodating groove; and

the wedge-shaped block is arranged in the space, can move in the space along the axial direction of the cloth collecting shaft and comprises a second inclined surface;

the second inclined surface is used for pushing against the first inclined surface so as to drive the fixing piece to move along the radial direction of the cloth collecting shaft to fix the wiping cloth.

In some implementations, the securing assembly further comprises:

the pull rod is arranged on the wedge-shaped block;

the handle is arranged on one side of the cloth collecting shaft, is pivoted with the pull rod and comprises an arc surface, the arc surface is tightly attached to the end surface of the cloth collecting shaft, and the handle rotates on the end surface of the cloth collecting shaft through the arc surface to drive the pull rod and the wedge block to move along the axial direction of the cloth collecting shaft; and

the second elastic piece is sleeved on the pull rod and used for enabling the pull rod to reset.

In some embodiments, the cloth feeding mechanism comprises:

an inflatable shaft; and

a third adjustment assembly comprising:

the second pressing piece is coaxially arranged with the inflatable shaft and is used for pressing the inflatable shaft;

the third elastic piece is used for pressing the second pressing piece; and

and the second adjusting piece is used for abutting against the third elastic piece and adjusting the deformation of the third elastic piece so as to adjust the pressure of the second abutting piece abutting against the inflatable shaft.

In some embodiments, the cloth feeding mechanism further comprises:

the torque sensor is arranged at one end of the inflatable shaft and electrically connected with the driving mechanism, the torque sensor is used for detecting the torque of the inflatable shaft, and the driving mechanism drives the wiping cloth to move and drive along a first direction according to the torque to wind the wiping cloth by the cloth winding mechanism.

In some embodiments, the wiping apparatus further comprises:

and the pressure sensor is electrically connected with the driving mechanism and is used for detecting the pressure when the wiping mechanism wipes a workpiece, and the driving mechanism drives the wiping cloth to move along a first direction and drives the cloth collecting mechanism to roll the wiping cloth according to the pressure.

The application also provides a wiping method for wiping a workpiece, which is applied to the wiping device and comprises the following steps:

simultaneously driving the wiping cloth to move along a first direction and driving the cloth collecting mechanism to roll the wiping cloth by using a driving mechanism so as to enable the unused wiping cloth to be positioned at a wiping station;

enabling a wiping driving piece to drive a wiping head to slide through a machine frame to press the unused wiping cloth to the workpiece;

and enabling the wiping driving piece to drive the wiping head to move according to a preset path so as to wipe the workpiece.

In some embodiments, before the pressing the wiping mechanism against the unused wiping cloth to the workpiece, the method further comprises:

detecting the torque of the cloth supplying mechanism;

and enabling the driving mechanism to drive the wiping cloth to move a first distance along the direction opposite to the first direction according to the torque.

In some embodiments, the moving the wiping mechanism according to a preset path to wipe the workpiece further includes:

detecting the pressure when the wiping mechanism wipes the workpiece;

and enabling the driving mechanism to drive the wiping cloth to move a second distance along the first direction or the direction opposite to the first direction according to the pressure.

detecting the friction force when the wiping mechanism wipes the workpiece;

and enabling the driving mechanism to drive the wiping cloth to move a third distance along the first direction or the direction opposite to the first direction according to the friction force.

The wiping device provides wiping cloth through the cloth supply mechanism, the driving mechanism drives the wiping cloth to move along the first direction, the wiping mechanism supports against the wiping cloth to the workpiece and moves according to a preset path to wipe the workpiece, and after the workpiece is wiped, the driving mechanism drives the cloth collecting mechanism to roll the wiped wiping cloth. Compared with the prior art, the application is simple and convenient to operate, and the work efficiency and the wiping effect of wiping the workpiece are improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a workpiece.

Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a wiping device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged view of the position iii of the wiping apparatus shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of another angle of the wiping device shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the cloth collecting mechanism shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a partial sectional view of the cloth take-up shaft shown in fig. 5 at position ii.

Fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of the cloth feeding mechanism shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of another angle of the cloth feeding mechanism shown in fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view of the wiping mechanism shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart of a wiping method provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 11 is a first flowchart of the wiping method shown in fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a second flowchart of the wiping method shown in fig. 10.

Fig. 13 is a third flowchart of the wiping method shown in fig. 10.

Description of the main elements

Wiping device 100

Electronic product 10

Lens 11

Cloth feeding mechanism 20

Air expansion shaft 21

Bump 211

Third adjusting assembly 22

Second pressing member 221

Third elastic member 222

Second adjusting member 223

Damping film 224

Left cloth supply baffle 23

Right cloth supply baffle 24

Wiping cloth 25

Torque sensor 26

Pressure sensor 27

Cloth collecting mechanism 30

Cloth collecting shaft 31

Storage tank 311

Second adjustment assembly 32

First pressing member 321

First elastic member 322

Second adjusting part 323

Fixing assembly 33

Securing member 331

First inclined surface 332

Wedge block 333

Second inclined surface 334

Pull rod 335

Handle 336

Cambered surface 337

Second elastic member 338

Space 339

Drive mechanism 40

Substrate 41

Drive wheel 42

Roller 43

Rotating bracket 44

First adjusting assembly 45

Fixed block 451

First adjuster 452

Drive member 46

Rotating wheel 461

First belt 462

Drive axle 47

Connection mechanism 50

First pulley 51

Second pulley 52

Second belt 53

Wiping mechanism 60

Wiping head 61

Wiper drive 62

Jig 63

Rack 70

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative and are only for the purpose of explaining the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated in a particular manner, and thus should not be considered limiting. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or to implicitly indicate the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or may be connected through the use of two elements or the interaction of two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the recitation of a first feature "on" or "under" a second feature may include the recitation of the first and second features being in direct contact, and may also include the recitation of the first and second features not being in direct contact, but being in contact with another feature between them. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser level than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, specific example components and arrangements are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present application. Further, the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or reference letters in the various examples for simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. In addition, examples of various specific processes and materials are provided herein, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.

The embodiment of the application provides a wiping device for wiping workpieces, which can improve the working efficiency and wiping effect of wiping the workpieces. Embodiments of the present application will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1, the workpiece needs to consider the cleaning quality of its surface in some situations, such as cleaning the surface impurities to obtain a high surface cleaning quality during or after the production process. For example, in the production process of the electronic product 10, cleanliness of some components is often required to be high, and for example, in the production process of the electronic product 10, the cleanliness of the surface of the lens 11 is important, the lens 11 is a key element of the imaging device, and its cleanliness directly affects the quality of imaging, and affects the definition of images or videos obtained by the imaging of the electronic product 10, so that in the production process of the electronic product 10, the lens 11 needs to be cleaned.

Therefore, referring to fig. 2, an embodiment of the present application provides a wiping apparatus 100, which can wipe the lens 11. The wiping device 100 includes a cloth feeding mechanism 20, a cloth collecting mechanism 30, a driving mechanism 40, a connecting mechanism 50, a wiping mechanism 60, a jig 63, and a frame 70, wherein the cloth feeding mechanism 20, the cloth collecting mechanism 30, the driving mechanism 40, the connecting mechanism 50, the wiping mechanism 60, and the jig 63 are all disposed on the frame 70. The jig 63 is used for carrying the lens 11 to be wiped and positioning it at a wiping station, so that the wiping mechanism 60 wipes the lens 11. The cloth feeding mechanism 20 is located above one side of the wiping station for feeding a wiping cloth 25 for wiping the workpiece. The cloth collecting mechanism 30 is positioned below the wiping station and is used for collecting the used wiping cloth 25. The driving mechanism 40 is disposed on the frame and opposite to the cloth feeding mechanism 20, and is located at the other side of the wiping station for driving the wiping cloth 25 to move along the first direction and making the wiping cloth 25 pass over the wiping station. The wiping mechanism 60 is located between the cloth feeding mechanism 20 and the cloth collecting mechanism 30 and above the wiping station, and is used for pressing the wiping cloth 25 to the lens 11 and wiping the lens 11. The connecting mechanism 50 is connected with the cloth collecting mechanism 30 and the driving mechanism 40, after the wiping mechanism 60 wipes the lens 11, the driving mechanism 40 can drive the used dirty wiping cloth 25 to move forwards, and meanwhile, the driving mechanism 40 also drives the cloth collecting mechanism 30 to roll the used dirty wiping cloth 25 through the connecting mechanism 50, so that the transfer of the wiping cloth 25 is realized, the wiping cloth is pressed by the wiping mechanism 60 to wipe the lens 11, and the surface cleaning quality of the lens 11 is ensured.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, the driving mechanism 40 includes a base plate 41, a driving wheel 42, a roller 43, a rotating bracket 44, a first adjusting component 45 and a driving wheel shaft 47, wherein the driving wheel 42, the roller 43, the rotating bracket 44, the first adjusting component 45 and the driving wheel shaft 47 are all disposed on the base plate 41, the base plate 41 is substantially a sheet-shaped structure, and the base plate 41 is fixedly disposed on the frame 70. The driving wheel shaft 47 is rotatably disposed on the base plate 41 through a bearing (not shown), the driving wheel 42 is disposed on the driving wheel shaft 47, and the driving wheel 42 is driven by the driving wheel shaft 47 to rotate, so as to drive the wiping cloth 25 to move along the first direction. In this embodiment, the first direction is the Y-axis direction.

In some embodiments, the rotating bracket 44 is rotatably disposed on the base plate 41, and the roller 43 is rotatably disposed on the rotating bracket 44 and adjacent to the driving wheel 42 to abut against the wiping cloth 25 to the driving wheel 42 to increase the friction between the driving wheel 42 and the wiping cloth 25. The rotating bracket 44 is rotatable on the base plate 41 and can adjust the pressure of the roller 43 against the wiping cloth 25 to the drive wheel 42 by the first adjusting assembly 45. The first adjusting assembly 45 includes a fixing block 451 and a first adjusting member 452, the fixing block 451 is disposed on the base plate 41, the first adjusting member 452 is disposed on the fixing block 451, and the first adjusting member 452 is threadedly connected to the fixing block 451, so that the first adjusting member 452 can be adjusted to press the rotating bracket 44 to adjust the pressure of the roller 43 pressing the wiping cloth 25 to the driving wheel 42.

In some embodiments, the outer surface of the capstan 42 is provided with a structure for increasing the friction between the wiping cloth 25 and the capstan 42, and specifically, can be an over-coating structure or a knurled structure (not shown), which can increase the friction between the wiping cloth 25 and the capstan 42.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 4, the driving mechanism 40 further includes a driving member 46, the driving member 46 is disposed on the substrate 41, and the driving member 46 and the driving wheel 42 can be located on two sides of the substrate 41, and the driving member 46 can drive the driving wheel 42 to rotate, so that the driving wheel 42 drives the wiping cloth 25 to move along the first direction. In some embodiments, the driving member 46 may be a motor, a rotary cylinder or a rotary hydraulic cylinder, etc., and the driving member 46 may directly drive the driving wheel 42 to rotate, or may drive the driving wheel 42 to rotate through other auxiliary connection mechanisms. In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, the driving mechanism 40 further includes a rotating wheel 461 and a first belt 462, the first belt 462 connects the driving member 46 and the rotating wheel 461, the rotating wheel 461 is disposed on the driving wheel shaft 47, such that the driving member 46 drives the rotating wheel 461 to rotate through the first belt 462, and the rotating wheel 461 drives the driving wheel shaft 47 to rotate, such that the driving wheel 42 is driven to rotate.

In some embodiments, the driving member 46 can drive the rotating wheel 462 to rotate forward and can also drive the rotating wheel 462 to rotate backward, so as to drive the driving wheel 42 to rotate forward and can also drive the driving wheel 42 to rotate backward, and further can drive the wiping cloth 25 to move along the first direction and can also drive the wiping cloth 25 to move along the reverse direction of the first direction. In this case, the driving manner of the wiping cloth 25 can be more diversified, for example, the wiping cloth 25 can be driven to move along a first direction, when the wiping cloth 25 is in a tensioned state at the position of the wiping mechanism 60, when the unused clean wiping cloth 25 is in the position of the wiping mechanism 60, the wiping cloth 25 is driven to move along the opposite direction of the first direction, so that the unused clean wiping cloth 25 at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 is not in a tensioned state but in a loose state, and then the wiping mechanism 60 presses the wiping cloth against the lens 11 for wiping; during the process of wiping the lens 11 by the wiping mechanism 60, the tension or slack state of the wiping cloth 25 at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 can be adjusted by driving the rotating wheel 462 to rotate forward or backward by the driving member 46 according to the wiping pressure or the wiping friction, so that the wiping mechanism 60 can maintain a reasonable pressure or friction to wipe the lens 11.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2 again, the connecting mechanism 50 includes a first pulley 51, a second pulley 52 and a second belt 53, wherein the first pulley 51 is disposed on the driving wheel shaft 47, the second pulley 52 is disposed on the cloth collecting mechanism 30, the second belt 53 connects the first pulley 51 and the second pulley 52, when the driving wheel shaft 47 rotates, the first pulley 51 rotates, the second pulley 52 is driven by the first pulley 51 through the second belt 53, and the cloth collecting mechanism 30 is driven by the second pulley 52 to wind and collect the wiping cloth 25, so that the driving wheel 42 can simultaneously drive the wiping cloth 25 to move in the first direction and drive the cloth collecting mechanism 30 to wind the used dirty wiping cloth 25.

In some embodiments, as the diameter of the wiping cloth 25 wound in the cloth collecting mechanism 30 increases, the speed of the wiping cloth 25 wound in the cloth collecting mechanism 30 increases, but in the process, the speed of the driving wheel 42 driving the wiping cloth 25 to move is constant, so when the diameter of the wiping cloth 25 wound in the cloth collecting mechanism 30 reaches a certain value, the driving wheel 42 driving the wiping cloth 25 to move is not enough to wind the wiping cloth into the cloth collecting mechanism 30, therefore, the wiping cloth 25 between the driving wheel 42 and the cloth collecting mechanism 30 can be pulled by a larger force, in order to avoid injury to the wiping cloth 25, the first adjusting component 45 is arranged to adjust the pressure of the roller 43 against the wiping cloth 25 to the driving wheel 42, and the friction force between the driving wheel 42 and the wiping cloth 25 is set to be larger than the friction force between the second belt 53 and the second belt 52, so that when the diameter of the wiping cloth 25 wound in the cloth collecting mechanism 30 reaches a certain value, the second belt 53 and the second belt 52 can slip between the second belt 53 and the second belt 52, and the wiping cloth 25 can be tensioned by the wiping cloth 25 in time by the cloth collecting mechanism 30.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 5, the cloth collecting mechanism 30 includes a cloth collecting shaft 31, a second adjusting assembly 32 and a fixing assembly 33, wherein the cloth collecting shaft 31 is disposed on the frame 70, the second adjusting assembly 32 and the fixing assembly 33 are disposed on the cloth collecting shaft 31, and the second pulley 52 is disposed on one side of the cloth collecting shaft 31. The second adjusting assembly 32 is disposed on one side of the second pulley 52, the second adjusting assembly 32 can adjust the difficulty of rotation of the second pulley 52 to adjust the difficulty of slipping between the second belt 53 and the second pulley 52, and the fixing assembly 33 can fix the dirty wiping cloth 25.

The second adjusting assembly 32 includes a first pressing member 321, a first elastic member 322 and a second adjusting member 323, the first pressing member 321, the first elastic member 322 and the second adjusting member 323 are all disposed coaxially with the cloth collecting shaft 31, the first pressing member 321 is disposed at one side of the second belt wheel 52 for pressing against the second belt wheel 52, the first elastic member 322 is disposed between the first pressing member 321 and the second adjusting member 323, the second adjusting member 323 can adjust the position along the axial direction of the cloth collecting shaft 31 to press against the second elastic member 322 in different degrees, the deformation of the first elastic member 322 in different degrees can adjust the pressure of the first pressing member 321 against the second belt wheel 52, thereby adjusting the difficulty of the rotation of the second belt wheel 52. In some embodiments, the second adjusting element 323 may be a nut, which is screwed to press the first elastic element 322 to different degrees, or the second adjusting element 323 may be an air cylinder, which is screwed to press the first elastic element 322 to different degrees.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 6, the cloth collecting shaft 31 further includes a receiving slot 311, the receiving slot 311 extends along an axial direction of the cloth collecting shaft 31, and the receiving slot 311 can receive the fixing element 33. The fixing assembly 33 includes a fixing member 331, a wedge block 333, a pull rod 335, a handle 336 and a second elastic member 338. The fixing member 331 is disposed in the receiving slot 311, the fixing member 331 can move along the radial direction of the cloth collecting shaft 31 to fix the wiping cloth 25 in the radial direction, the fixing member 331 includes a first inclined surface 332, and a space 339 is formed between the fixing member 331 and the receiving slot 311. The wedge block 333 is arranged in the space 339 and can move in the space 339 along the axial direction of the cloth collecting shaft 31, the wedge block 333 comprises a second inclined surface 334, and the second inclined surface 334 pushes against the first inclined surface 332 when the wedge block 333 moves along the axial direction of the cloth collecting shaft 31, so that the fixing member 331 moves along the radial direction of the cloth collecting shaft 31 to fix the wiping cloth 25. The pull rod 335 is arranged on one side of the wedge block 333, the handle 336 is arranged on one side of the cloth collecting shaft 31 and is pivoted with the pull rod 335, the handle 336 comprises an arc surface 337, the arc surface 337 is tightly attached to the end surface of the cloth collecting shaft 31, and the handle 336 rotates on the end surface of the cloth collecting shaft 31 through the arc surface 337, so that the pull rod 335 and the wedge block 333 can be driven to move along the axial direction of the cloth collecting shaft 31. When the handle 336 rotates in the clockwise direction, the arc surface 337 rotates along the end surface of the cloth collecting shaft 31, at this time, the handle 336 drives the pull rod 335 to move towards the left, and the pull rod 335 moves towards the left and then drives the wedge block 333 to move towards the left, so that the second inclined surface 334 pushes against the first inclined surface 332, thereby driving the fixing member 331 to move upwards along the radial direction of the cloth collecting shaft 31, and thus the fixing member 331 fixes the wiping cloth. The second elastic member 338 is sleeved on the pull rod 335, one end of the second elastic member 338 is connected to the wedge block 333, the other end of the second elastic member 338 is connected to the cloth receiving shaft 31, and the second elastic member 338 can reset the pull rod 335. In some embodiments, the second elastic member 338 may be a spring.

In some embodiments, the dispensing mechanism 20 is disposed on the chassis 70, the dispensing mechanism 20 deposits unused clean wipes 25, and releases the wipes 25 while the drive mechanism 40 drives the wipes forward.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 7, the cloth feeding mechanism 20 includes an air expanding shaft 21, a third adjusting assembly 22, a left cloth feeding baffle 23 and a right cloth feeding baffle 24, the air expanding shaft 21 is disposed between the left cloth feeding baffle 23 and the right cloth feeding baffle 24, the left cloth feeding baffle 23 and the right cloth feeding baffle 24 limit the movement of the wiping cloth 25 along the axial direction of the air expanding shaft 21, and the air expanding shaft 21 is inflated by high pressure to protrude the protrusions 211 on the outer surface, so that wiping cloths with different sizes can be accommodated to limit the movement of the wiping cloth 25 along the radial direction of the air expanding shaft 21. The cloth feeding baffle 24 may have a substantially circular shape to prevent the wiping cloth from shaking, so that the cloth feeding mechanism 20 can stably feed the wiping cloth 25.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 8, the third adjusting assembly 22 includes a second pressing member 221, a third elastic member 222 and a third adjusting member 223, the second pressing member 221, the third elastic member 222 and the third adjusting member 223 are disposed coaxially with the inflatable shaft 21, and the second pressing member 221 can press the inflatable shaft 21 to adjust the difficulty of rotation of the inflatable shaft 21. The third elastic member 222 is disposed between the second pressing member 221 and the third adjusting member 223, and the third adjusting member 223 can press against the third elastic member 222, so as to adjust the deformation of the third elastic member 222, adjust the pressure of the second pressing member 221 against the inflatable shaft 21, and further adjust the difficulty of rotation of the inflatable shaft 21. The second pressing member 221 is provided with a damping film 224 adjacent to the inflatable shaft 21, and the damping film 224 can increase the friction force between the inflatable shaft 21 and the second pressing member 221, so that the resistance to the rotation of the inflatable shaft 21 is greater, and the wiping cloth 25 is in a tightened state. In some embodiments, the third elastic element 222 is a spring, and the third adjusting element 223 can be a nut, which is screwed to press the third elastic element 222 in different degrees, or an air cylinder, which is screwed to press the third elastic element 222 in different degrees.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 8, the cloth feeding mechanism 20 further includes a torque sensor 26, the torque sensor 26 is disposed at one end of the air shaft 21 and can be used to detect the torque of the air shaft 21, and the tightness of the wiping cloth 25 located at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 can be determined by the magnitude of the torque, and the tightness of the wiping cloth 25 located at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 can be adjusted according to the magnitude of the torque, so that the wiping cloth 25 located at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 meets the wiping requirement. Specifically, when the driving member 46 drives the rotating wheel 462 to rotate forwardly, the driving wheel 42 drives the wiping cloth 25 to move in a first direction so as to move the unused clean wiping cloth 25 to the position of the wiping mechanism 60, at this time, the torque sensor 26 can detect the torque of the air expanding shaft 21, when the torque reaches a certain value, the surface wiping cloth 25 is in a tensioned state, at this time, when the driving member 46 drives the rotating wheel 462 to rotate reversely, the driving wheel 42 drives the wiping cloth to move in a direction opposite to the first direction, and the second pressing member 221 presses the air expanding shaft 21 so that the air expanding shaft 21 cannot rotate reversely, so that the wiping cloth 25 between the driving mechanism 40 and the cloth supplying mechanism 20 is loosened, at this time, the torque of the air expanding shaft 21 can be detected again through the torque sensor 26, whether the torque at this time meets the torque requirement of the wiping lens 11, if the torque meets the requirement, the wiping action of the lens 11 can be performed, and if the requirement, the driving member 46 can drive the rotating wheel 462 to rotate forwardly or reversely so as to adjust the tightness state of the last wiping cloth 25 meets the wiping requirement.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 9, the wiping mechanism 60 includes a wiping head 61 and a wiping driving member 62, the jig 63 is used for carrying the lens 11, the wiping driving member 62 is disposed on the frame 70, and the wiping driving member 62 drives the wiping head 61 to press the wiping cloth 25 against the lens 11 and drives the wiping head 61 to move according to a predetermined path to wipe the lens 11.

In some embodiments, the wiping apparatus 100 further includes a pressure sensor 27, the pressure sensor 27 may be separately disposed or disposed in the fixture 63 of the wiping mechanism 60, the pressure sensor 27 may detect a pressure when the wiping mechanism 60 presses against the lens 11, and by the magnitude of the pressure, the tightness state of the wiping cloth 25 located at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 may be determined, and the tightness state of the wiping cloth 25 located at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 may also be adjusted according to the magnitude of the pressure, so that the wiping cloth 25 at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 meets the wiping requirement. Specifically, when the driving member 46 drives the rotating wheel 462 to rotate forwardly, the driving wheel 42 drives the wiping cloth 25 to move in a first direction so as to move the unused clean wiping cloth 25 to the position of the wiping mechanism 60, at this time, the pressure sensor 27 can detect the pressure when the wiping mechanism 60 presses against the lens 11, when the pressure reaches a certain value, the surface wiping cloth 25 is in a tensioned state, at this time, when the driving member 46 drives the rotating wheel 462 to rotate reversely, the driving wheel 42 drives the wiping cloth 25 to move in the reverse direction of the first direction, and the second pressing member 221 presses against the air expanding shaft 21, so that the air expanding shaft 21 cannot rotate reversely, and the wiping cloth 25 between the driving mechanism 40 and the cloth supplying mechanism 20 is loosened, at this time, the pressure when the wiping mechanism 60 presses against the lens 11 can be detected again through the pressure sensor 27, whether the pressure at this time meets the pressure requirement of the wiping lens 11, if the pressure meets the requirement, the wiping action of the lens 11 can be performed, and if the pressure does not meet the requirement, the rotating wheel 462 can be adjusted by driving the driving member 46 or rotating wheel 462 to rotate reversely until the tightness of the wiping cloth 25 meets the requirement.

The wiping device 100 of the present application can provide the wiping cloth 25 to make the wiping mechanism 60 press the wiping cloth 25 against the lens 11, and move through the wiping head 61 of the wiping mechanism 60 to drive the wiping cloth 25 to wipe the lens 11, and the driving member 46 of the driving mechanism 40 simultaneously drives the wiping cloth 25 to move along the first direction and the cloth collecting mechanism 30 to roll up the used dirty wiping cloth 25, so as to achieve the orderly feeding and collecting of the wiping cloth 25, the driving member 46 of the driving mechanism 40 can drive the wiping cloth 25 to move along the first direction, and can also drive the wiping cloth 25 to move along the opposite direction of the first direction, so that the tightness state of the wiping cloth 25 located on the position of the wiping mechanism 60 can be adjusted, thereby making the wiping efficiency higher, and the effect better.

Referring to fig. 10, an embodiment of the present application further provides a wiping method, which can be used on the wiping apparatus 100 described above, for wiping the lens 11, including:

step S10, simultaneously driving the wiping cloth 25 to move in a first direction and driving the cloth collecting mechanism 30 to wind the wiping cloth 25 by using the driving mechanism 40, so that the unused wiping cloth 25 is positioned at a wiping station;

the driving wheel 42 is driven to rotate by the driving piece 46 in the driving mechanism 40 to drive the rotating wheel 461, and the driving wheel 42 drives the wiping cloth 25 to move in a first direction by friction force so that the unused wiping cloth 25 is located at the position of the wiping mechanism 60, and simultaneously the first belt wheel 51 on the driving wheel shaft 47 drives the second belt wheel 52 to rotate through the second belt 53, so that the cloth collecting shaft 31 rotates to collect the wiping cloth 25.

Step S20, pressing the wiping mechanism 60 against the unused wiping cloth 25 to the lens 11;

the wiping drive 62 in the wiping mechanism 60 drives the wiping head 61 to move downward to press the unused wiping cloth 25 located at the wiping mechanism 60 against the lens 11.

Step S30, moving the wiping mechanism 60 along a predetermined path to wipe the lens 11;

a wiping drive 62 in the wiping mechanism 60 drives the wiping head 61 in a predetermined path to press the wiping cloth 25 against the lens 11 for wiping.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 11, after the step S20 of pressing the wiping mechanism 60 against the unused wiping cloth 25 to the lens 11, the method further includes:

s210 detecting a torque of the feed mechanism 20;

the torque of the air shaft 21 is detected by the torque sensor 26 of the cloth feeding mechanism 20, and the magnitude of the torque can be used to determine whether the tightness of the wiping cloth 25 positioned at the wiping mechanism 60 meets the wiping requirement.

S220, based on the torque, the driving mechanism 60 drives the wiping cloth 25 to move a first distance along the reverse direction of the first direction.

The magnitude of the torque indicates the tightness of the wiping cloth 25 at the position of the wiping mechanism 60, so that the tightness of the wiping cloth 25 at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 can be adjusted according to the magnitude of the torque to make the wiping cloth 25 at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 meet the wiping requirement, when the driving member 46 drives the rotating wheel 462 to rotate forward, the driving wheel 42 drives the wiping cloth 25 to move in a first direction to move the unused clean wiping cloth 25 to the position of the wiping mechanism 60, at this time, the torque sensor 26 can detect the torque of the air expanding shaft 21, when the torque reaches a certain value, the surface wiping cloth 25 is in a tensioned state, at this time, when the driving member 46 drives the rotating wheel 462 to rotate backward, the driving wheel 42 drives the wiping cloth 25 to move in a first direction for a first distance, and the second abutting member 221 abuts against the air expanding shaft 21, so that the air expanding shaft 21 does not rotate backward, thereby loosening the wiping cloth 25 between the driving mechanism 40 and the cloth supplying mechanism 20, and the loosened wiping cloth 25 can facilitate wiping of the lens 11 along with the movement of the wiping head 61. The wiping cloth 25 is driven by the driving mechanism 40 to move a first distance in the opposite direction of the first direction, and the wiping cloth 25 is in a loose state, and then the step S30 is performed.

In some embodiments, the tightness of the wiping cloth at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 can be adjusted according to the magnitude of the torque, so that the wiping cloth at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 meets the wiping requirement, therefore, after the wiping cloth between the driving mechanism 40 and the cloth supplying mechanism 20 is loosened, the torque of the air expansion shaft 21 can be detected again through the torque sensor 26 at this time, whether the torque at this time meets the torque requirement of the wiping lens 11 is judged, if so, the wiping action of the lens 11 can be performed, and if not, the tightness of the last wiping cloth 25 can be adjusted through driving the rotating wheel 462 to rotate forwards or backwards through the driving piece 46, so that the tightness meets the wiping requirement. The adjustment can be carried out before wiping or in the wiping process, so that the tightness state of the wiping cloth 25 meets the requirement, and the wiping effect and the wiping efficiency are improved.

In some embodiments, the pressure sensor 27 can also detect the pressure when the wiping mechanism 60 presses the lens 11, and the tightness state of the wiping cloth 25 at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 can be judged according to the magnitude of the pressure, so that the tightness state of the wiping cloth 25 at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 can be adjusted according to the magnitude of the pressure to make the wiping cloth 25 at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 meet the wiping requirement. Specifically, when the driving member 46 drives the rotating wheel 462 to rotate forward, the driving wheel 42 drives the wiping cloth 25 to move in a first direction so as to move the unused clean wiping cloth 25 to the position of the wiping mechanism 60, at this time, the pressure sensor 27 can detect the pressure when the wiping mechanism 60 presses against the lens 11, when the pressure reaches a certain value, the surface wiping cloth 25 is in a tensioned state, at this time, when the driving member 46 drives the rotating wheel 462 to rotate backward, the driving wheel 42 drives the wiping cloth 25 to move in the opposite direction of the first direction, and the second pressing member 221 presses against the air expanding shaft 21, so that the air expanding shaft 21 cannot rotate backward, so that the wiping cloth 25 between the driving mechanism 40 and the cloth supplying mechanism 20 is loosened, at this time, the pressure when the wiping mechanism 60 presses against the lens 11 can be detected again through the pressure sensor 27, whether the pressure at this time meets the pressure requirement of the wiping lens 11, if the requirement is met, the wiping action of the lens 11 can be performed, and if the requirement is not met, the driving wheel 462 or the rotating wheel 46 can be rotated backward to adjust the tightness of the wiping cloth 25 in the final state meeting the requirement.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 12, step S30 further includes:

s310 detects the pressure when the wiping mechanism 60 wipes the lens 11;

the pressure sensor 27 detects the pressure when the wiping mechanism 60 wipes the lens 11, and the magnitude of the pressure can determine whether or not the tightness of the wiping cloth 25 positioned at the wiping mechanism 60 meets the wiping requirements.

S320, enabling the driving mechanism 60 to drive the wiping cloth 25 to move a second distance along the first direction or the direction opposite to the first direction according to the pressure;

the pressure is indicative of the tightness of the wiping cloth 25 at the position of the wiping mechanism 60, so that the tightness of the wiping cloth 25 at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 can be adjusted according to the pressure, so that the wiping cloth 25 at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 meets the wiping requirement, when the pressure of the wiping lens 11 is higher than the standard range, it is indicated that the wiping cloth 25 is in a relatively tensioned state at this time, the rotating wheel 462 can be driven by the driving part 46 to rotate reversely, the rotating wheel 462 drives the driving wheel 42 to rotate reversely, so that the wiping cloth 25 is driven to move in a direction opposite to the first direction for a second distance, and then the wiping cloth 25 is loosened from the original state; when the pressure of the wiping lens 11 is lower than the standard range, which indicates that the wiping cloth 25 is in a relatively loose state at this time, the driving member 46 can drive the rotating wheel 462 to rotate forward, and the rotating wheel 462 drives the driving wheel 42 to rotate forward, so as to drive the wiping cloth 25 to move in the first direction for a second distance, and then the wiping cloth 25 is tensioned than the original state. The wiping head 61 can be pressed against the wiping cloth 25 to wipe the lens 11 with a proper force by adjusting the tightness of the wiping cloth 25, so that the wiping quality is improved.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 13, step S30 further includes:

s310' detects the frictional force when the wiping mechanism 60 wipes the lens 11;

the friction force when the wiping mechanism 60 wipes the lens 11 is detected, and it is possible to determine whether or not the tightness of the wiping cloth 25 positioned at the wiping mechanism 60 meets the wiping requirement based on the magnitude of the friction force.

S320', the driving mechanism 60 drives the wiping cloth 25 to move a third distance along the first direction or along the direction opposite to the first direction according to the friction force.

The magnitude of the friction force represents the tightness state of the wiping cloth 25 at the position of the wiping mechanism 60, so that the tightness state of the wiping cloth 25 at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 can be adjusted according to the magnitude of the friction force to enable the wiping cloth 25 at the position of the wiping mechanism 60 to meet the wiping requirement, when the friction force of the wiping lens 11 is higher than a standard range, the wiping cloth 25 at this time is in a relatively tensioned state, at this time, the rotating wheel 462 can be driven by the driving piece 46 to rotate reversely, the rotating wheel 462 drives the driving wheel 42 to rotate reversely, so that the wiping cloth 25 is driven to move in the reverse direction of the first direction for a second distance, and at this time, the wiping cloth 25 is loosened from the original state; when the friction force of the wiping lens 11 is lower than the standard range, which indicates that the wiping cloth 25 is in a relatively loose state at this time, the driving member 46 can drive the rotating wheel 462 to rotate forward, and the rotating wheel 462 drives the driving wheel 42 to rotate forward, so as to drive the wiping cloth 25 to move in the first direction for a second distance, and then the wiping cloth 25 is tensioned than the original state. The friction force of the wiping head 61 for wiping the lens 11 can be proper by adjusting the tightness state of the wiping cloth 25, and the wiping quality is improved.

According to the wiping method, the wiping mechanism 60 is enabled to abut against the wiping cloth 25 to the lens 11, the wiping head 61 of the wiping mechanism 60 moves to drive the wiping cloth 25 to wipe the lens 11, and meanwhile, the wiping cloth 25 is driven to move along the first direction and the cloth collecting mechanism 30 is driven to roll the used dirty wiping cloth 25, so that the wiping cloth 25 can be fed and collected orderly, the wiping cloth 25 can be driven to move along the first direction or the wiping cloth 25 can be driven to move along the opposite direction of the first direction, the tightness state of the wiping cloth 25 on the position of the wiping mechanism 60 can be adjusted, the wiping efficiency is higher, and the effect is better.

In addition, other changes may be made by those skilled in the art within the spirit of the present application, and it is understood that such changes are encompassed within the scope of the present application as claimed.

Claims

1. A wiping apparatus for wiping a workpiece, comprising:

a frame;

the cloth supply mechanism is arranged on the rack, is positioned above one side of the wiping station and is used for supplying wiping cloth;

the driving mechanism comprises a driving wheel arranged on the rack, the driving wheel is arranged opposite to the cloth feeding mechanism and positioned on the other side of the wiping station, and the driving wheel is used for driving the wiping cloth to move along a first direction through the upper part of the wiping station;

the connecting mechanism comprises a first belt wheel, a second belt wheel and a second belt, the first belt wheel is in transmission connection with the driving wheel, the second belt wheel is connected with the cloth collecting mechanism, the second belt is connected with the first belt wheel and the second belt wheel, the driving wheel drives the cloth collecting mechanism to wind the wiping cloth through the connecting mechanism, and the friction force between the driving wheel and the wiping cloth is greater than the friction force between the second belt wheel and the second belt wheel; and

the wiping mechanism comprises a wiping head and a wiping driving part, the wiping driving part is arranged on the rack and is located between the cloth supplying mechanism and the cloth collecting mechanism, the wiping head is located above a wiping station and is connected with the wiping driving part, the wiping driving part drives the wiping head to slide and penetrate through the rack and be used for abutting against the wiping cloth to the workpiece and driving the wiping head to move according to a preset path to wipe the workpiece.

2. The wiping device of claim 1, wherein the drive mechanism comprises:

the substrate is arranged on the rack;

the driving piece is arranged on the substrate, the driving piece and the driving wheel are positioned on two sides of the substrate, and the driving piece is used for driving the driving wheel to rotate so as to drive the wiping cloth to move along the first direction; wherein,

the driving wheel is rotatably arranged on the substrate.

3. The wiping device of claim 2, wherein the drive mechanism further comprises:

4. The wiping apparatus of claim 2, wherein: the outer surface of the driving wheel is provided with an encapsulation structure or a knurled structure, and the encapsulation structure or the knurled structure is used for increasing the friction force between the wiping cloth and the driving wheel.

5. The wiping device of claim 3, wherein the drive mechanism further comprises:

the rotating bracket is rotatably arranged on the substrate and is used for mounting the roller; and

a first adjustment assembly comprising:

the fixed block is arranged on the substrate; and

6. The wiping device of claim 2, wherein the drive mechanism further comprises:

the rotating wheel is coaxially arranged with the driving wheel; and

a first belt for connecting the rotating wheel and the driving member;

the driving member drives the rotating wheel to rotate forward through the first belt, so that the driving wheel is driven to rotate forward, so as to drive the wiping cloth to move along the first direction, or the driving member drives the rotating wheel to rotate backward through the first belt, so as to drive the driving wheel to rotate backward, so as to drive the wiping cloth to move along the reverse direction of the first direction.

7. The wiping apparatus of claim 1,

the driving mechanism also comprises a driving wheel shaft used for mounting the driving wheel;

the cloth collecting mechanism comprises a cloth collecting shaft for collecting the wiping cloth; the first belt pulley is arranged on the driving wheel shaft;

the second belt is connected with the first belt wheel and the second belt wheel, so that the driving wheel can drive the wiping cloth to move along the first direction and drive the cloth collecting shaft to collect the wiping cloth.

8. The wiping device of claim 7, wherein the cloth take-up mechanism further comprises:

a second adjustment assembly comprising:

the first elastic piece is used for pressing the first pressing piece; and

and the second adjusting piece is used for abutting against the first elastic piece and adjusting the deformation of the first elastic piece so as to adjust the pressure of the first abutting piece abutting against the second belt wheel.

9. The wiping apparatus of claim 7, wherein the take-up shaft further comprises:

a fixation assembly comprising:

10. The wiping device of claim 9, wherein the securing assembly further comprises:

the pull rod is arranged on the wedge-shaped block;

11. The wiping apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the cloth supply mechanism comprises:

an air expansion shaft; and

a third adjustment assembly comprising:

the third elastic piece is used for pressing the second pressing piece; and

12. The wiping apparatus as defined in claim 11, wherein said cloth feeding mechanism further comprises:

13. The wiping device of claim 1, further comprising:

and the pressure sensor is electrically connected with the driving mechanism and is used for detecting the pressure when the wiping mechanism wipes the workpiece, and the driving mechanism drives the wiping cloth to move along a first direction and drives the cloth collecting mechanism to roll the wiping cloth according to the pressure.

14. A wiping method for wiping a workpiece, characterized by being applied to the wiping apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 13, the wiping method comprising:

simultaneously driving the wiping cloth to move along a first direction and driving the cloth collecting mechanism to roll the wiping cloth by using the driving mechanism so as to enable the unused wiping cloth to be positioned at a wiping station;

15. The wiping method as defined in claim 14, further comprising, before the causing of the wiping mechanism to press the unused wiping cloth against the workpiece:

detecting the torque of the cloth supplying mechanism;

16. The wiping method according to claim 14, wherein, when said causing the wiping mechanism to move in a predetermined path to wipe the workpiece, further comprises:

detecting the pressure when the wiping mechanism wipes the workpiece;

17. The wiping method according to claim 14, wherein, when said causing the wiping mechanism to move in a predetermined path to wipe the workpiece, further comprises:

detecting the friction force when the wiping mechanism wipes the workpiece;